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VOCHOL
Album created by Jorge Westendarp
"VOCHOL"
At the Museo de Arte Popular
Mexico City
(October 25, 2018)
This is a Volkswagen (VW) Beetle (nicknamed in Mexico "Vocho") completely covered with glass beads by two huichol families. Work based in glass beads from Czech Republic.
Authorship:
Francisco Bautista, Kena Bautista, Roberto Bautista, Diego Díaz González, Emilio González Carrillo, Victor González Carrillo, Álvaro Ortiz, Herminio Ramírez.
From: Teteikie, San Andrés Cohamiata, Municipio de Mezquitic, Jalisco.
Lago de Actlán, Tepic, Nayarit.
México
Some Numerical Data
Glass beads: 2,277,000 units.
Glass beads: 90 Kg
Time worked: 4,760 hours/person, 38,080 total hours (8 huicholes)
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More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vochol